2013 Hamilton mayoral election
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
None
Julie Hardaker
15,737
43.61
+2.79
-
Independent
Ewan Wilson
12,826
35.55
-
-
Independent
Dave Macpherson
2,963
8.21
-
-
None
Tony Dixon
1,564
4.33
-
-
Affordable Waikato
Tim Wikiriwhi
954
2.64
-
-
Independent
Ian Hanley
876
2.43
-
-
None
Arshad Chatha
743
2.06
-
-
Sovereignty
Jack Gielen
419
1.16
0.13
Majority
Majority
Majority
2,911
8.07
+5.21
Total valid votes
Total valid votes
Total valid votes
36,082
99.65
-
Informal votes
Informal votes
Informal votes
128
0.35
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
36,210
37.23
-
Registered electors
Registered electors
Registered electors
97,259
-
-

Question: How did Julie Hardaker perform against Ewan Wilson in the 2013 Hamilton mayoral election?
Answer: Julie Hardaker ran against seven other candidates and was re-elected with 43.6% of the vote, a 2,911-vote majority over Ewan Wilson, who received 35.5% of the vote.